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he says this is part of a much bigger battle with the obama white house. listen. >> i frankly don't care what deal he tries to cut. this is a man who is deeply committed -- if he wins re-election he will wage war on the catholic church the morning after he's re-elected. we cannot trust him. we know who he really is. and we should make sure the country knows who he really is. >> dana, let's go through some of the temperature if you will of the reaction. jess mentioned the catholic church. let me read a statement from the u.s. conference of bishops "while there may be an openness to respond to some of our concerns we reserve judgment on the details until we have them." sounds like they're saying thanks but we're not so sure and maybe we want more. >> exactly. look. this is far from over when it comes to the policy and the politics. you just mentioned the policy. i think jessica was saying at the white house they were certainly happy or at least that was maybe the expectations game they were happy that the catholic bishops didn't come up blasting it but they
he says this is part of a much bigger battle with the obama white house. listen. >> i frankly don't care what deal he tries to cut. this is a man who is deeply committed -- if he wins re-election he will wage war on the catholic church the morning after he's re-elected. we cannot trust him. we know who he really is. and we should make sure the country knows who he really is. >> dana, let's go through some of the temperature if you will of the reaction. jess mentioned the catholic...
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enjoy your new shower. [ door opens, closes ] >>> the obama white house don't blame me for higher gas prices campaign is in full swing as the pain at the pump is taking toll. they conducted interviews with eight stations today. seven of them in 2012 swing states. the average price is up to a national average of $3.76 a gallon for regular unleaded. it's 29 cents higher from a mon ago. two-thirds of americans disapprove with how the president is handling prices. he is weaker against republican candidates from a month ago. if gas prices dropped, it would probably help the president politically. can he count on that. patrick can gasbuddy.com is with us. can he count on that? when people are thinking of how to vote in september, october, down or up? >> well, you know, john, gas prices are only going to go up. any politician that promises lower gas prices should be dealt with skepticism. there's not a lot that can be done. unfortunately, higher prices are here to stay. ramifications not only from iran, but the upcoming driving season is putting pressure on prices. there's not a lot that can
enjoy your new shower. [ door opens, closes ] >>> the obama white house don't blame me for higher gas prices campaign is in full swing as the pain at the pump is taking toll. they conducted interviews with eight stations today. seven of them in 2012 swing states. the average price is up to a national average of $3.76 a gallon for regular unleaded. it's 29 cents higher from a mon ago. two-thirds of americans disapprove with how the president is handling prices. he is weaker against...
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, president obama and house speaker john boehner met at the white house for about an hour tonight. an important meeting and we're glad it was an hour. maybe they can get something done on the fiscal cliff. the hope is that they'll have a meeting of the minds on the tax hikes and the automatic spending cuts that are set to strike the united states in the beginning of january. time is running out. the fiscal cliff is 19 days away. and our jessica yellin reports that some in washington believe that a deal has to be done by tomorrow in order to get it through congress before the end of the year. >>> and back here in kabul, afghanistan, where we are taking a look at america's 11-year war, the longest war here in america, where do things stand today? what is the future for afghanistan? one of the main concerns here on the ground is security. just a few hours, we had a stark reminder of that here, when there was a suicide attack right at the entrance of the kandahar airfield. that was a base that the defense secretary, leon panetta had interviewed two years before. the explosion killed on
, president obama and house speaker john boehner met at the white house for about an hour tonight. an important meeting and we're glad it was an hour. maybe they can get something done on the fiscal cliff. the hope is that they'll have a meeting of the minds on the tax hikes and the automatic spending cuts that are set to strike the united states in the beginning of january. time is running out. the fiscal cliff is 19 days away. and our jessica yellin reports that some in washington believe...
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white house who said this white house was a hostile workplace, and it met all the legal requirements of a hostile workplace. you had christina romer who said she felt like a piece of meat. i hope you would show those clips instead of them ignoring the reality of their own administration and how they treat the women that worked for them. i think romney have been worked for him and know so many women, i hope you would show that ad up right now. women, democrats and republicans, who he had in senior positions, they talk about how great he was to work with. he put a woman in charge of his vice presidential vetting things, something democrats give to an old-gray-haired time. >> thank you very much. >>> still to come, getting bossy, there is a new audiotape out tonight that we have obtained of mitt romney telling business owners that they have to go out and tell their employees who to vote for. did that cross a line? plus, president obama's ever-shifting portrayal of al qaeda and the attack in libya. does how he portray the terrorist group and his record add up? whoops, someone hits the wr
white house who said this white house was a hostile workplace, and it met all the legal requirements of a hostile workplace. you had christina romer who said she felt like a piece of meat. i hope you would show those clips instead of them ignoring the reality of their own administration and how they treat the women that worked for them. i think romney have been worked for him and know so many women, i hope you would show that ad up right now. women, democrats and republicans, who he had in...
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this shows barack obama has a problem with white culture. this shows that barack obama doesn't like white people. >> the president doused the controversy in the rose garden with gates and the police officer at the so-called beer summit. >> well, he's trying to negotiate the dangerous shoals of race in america. it's not easy for any president. it's particularly more sensitive and subtle for a black president. >> sensitive. both personally and politically. >> his memoir's all about race. that's the lens through which he saw his life. so i think it's very deeply part of how he views the world. and how he views himself. but i think that politically he doesn't want to get stuck there. >> does he make a conscious decision not to talk about race in office? >> periodically, he's spoken to it in ways that are very, very powerful. i don't think he sees that as the defining issue of our time. the defining issue of our time is how all americans can live in a country where if they work hard, they can get ahead. >> but as the midterm elections approached,
this shows barack obama has a problem with white culture. this shows that barack obama doesn't like white people. >> the president doused the controversy in the rose garden with gates and the police officer at the so-called beer summit. >> well, he's trying to negotiate the dangerous shoals of race in america. it's not easy for any president. it's particularly more sensitive and subtle for a black president. >> sensitive. both personally and politically. >> his memoir's...
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but there were senior officials in obama's white house what didn't like him. it was a personal, acrimonious fight. their infighting essentially stalled american policy in trying to come up with a plan to get to negotiations. it wasn't like the taliban were sitting on the other end of the table. but this was what they were seeking to do. and what i detail in this book is the real nasty infighting that got very personal, excluding holbrooke from meetings, forbidding him from using government plains. trying to slip talking points to the president of the united states after excusing holbrooke from a meeting after a meeting with president karzai. childish and petty stuff. >> that came at a stiff price? >> yes, we had soldiers dying trying to beat back the taliban and trying to get to peace talks. however difficult and elusive they were was a key part of what president obama wanted. this was something that the president wanted and, in fact, both sides in this fight wanted the same goal. they were just caught up in a personality clash. >> and you're also saying that
but there were senior officials in obama's white house what didn't like him. it was a personal, acrimonious fight. their infighting essentially stalled american policy in trying to come up with a plan to get to negotiations. it wasn't like the taliban were sitting on the other end of the table. but this was what they were seeking to do. and what i detail in this book is the real nasty infighting that got very personal, excluding holbrooke from meetings, forbidding him from using government...
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president obama wants to let the bush tax cuts on the wealthiest alone expire. what bill bradley says reflects a point of view which has a substantial constituency which says the long term is a problem not closed solely by raising taxes on those 250 and above even if coupled with significant reductions. there are others in the democratic party who says at some point all of the bush tax cuts should be allowed to expire. we should go back to the tax cuts of the 1990s where we had a good economy. it is something the president has indicated publicly and privately that he will fight until the end. if he is reelected and there is a broader fiscal deal he will continue to draw a line at 250 and above. as you know there are democrats who say the taxes should only be raised on people on a million and above. it will be interesting to see how to narrow it. >> and the u.s. supreme court's decision upholding the health care act still resonating. romney spending a big part of the week in a tangle over whether the health care plan includes a mandate and if it is a tax and ther
president obama wants to let the bush tax cuts on the wealthiest alone expire. what bill bradley says reflects a point of view which has a substantial constituency which says the long term is a problem not closed solely by raising taxes on those 250 and above even if coupled with significant reductions. there are others in the democratic party who says at some point all of the bush tax cuts should be allowed to expire. we should go back to the tax cuts of the 1990s where we had a good economy....
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the white house released a statement saying in part "president obama indicated that he looks forward to working closely with mr. hollande and his government on a range of shared economic and security challenges." >>> deep austerity cuts are also changing the political landscape of greece. voters booted out many centrists who pushed those measures. greece's economy is so bad, it could drag the rest of europe down with it. the country accepted bailout money in exchange for extreme spending cuts, but they are so unpopular, voters flock to the far right and the far left on sunday. >> economic ripples from the elections in europe could hit close to home for americans and our ali velshi says we better pay close attention in the u.s. ali. >> don, let me tell you, when you look at these elections in greece and france, there are a few takeaways. greece is a small, small economy but it's kind of been holding europe hostage. france's economy is a big economy. france's president is the last in a long line of leaders who have been put out of office in the last two years because voters are unhappy
the white house released a statement saying in part "president obama indicated that he looks forward to working closely with mr. hollande and his government on a range of shared economic and security challenges." >>> deep austerity cuts are also changing the political landscape of greece. voters booted out many centrists who pushed those measures. greece's economy is so bad, it could drag the rest of europe down with it. the country accepted bailout money in exchange for...
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on the political side, the obama white house certainly thinks it does. so even though we don't expect it to pass in the senate, don't expect the white house to drop this. they think in whole issue of tax fairness is something the middle class can relate to, so we expect him to continue pushing this idea this election year. don? >> all right, athina, thank you very much. >>> videos by that agency that oversees washington's spending. a cnn exclusive head of the committee is looking into the embarrassment. that's next. and hurtle us all into space. which would render retirement planning unnecessary. but say the sun rises on december 22nd, and you still need to retire. td ameritrade's investment consultants can help you build a plan that fits your life. we'll even throw in up to $600 when you open a new account or roll over an old 401(k). so who's in control now, mayans? and here's what we did today: supported nearly 3 million steady jobs across our country... ... scientists, technicians, engineers, machinists... ... adding nearly 400 billion dollars to our
on the political side, the obama white house certainly thinks it does. so even though we don't expect it to pass in the senate, don't expect the white house to drop this. they think in whole issue of tax fairness is something the middle class can relate to, so we expect him to continue pushing this idea this election year. don? >> all right, athina, thank you very much. >>> videos by that agency that oversees washington's spending. a cnn exclusive head of the committee is looking...
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president obama. they stressed secrecy they. >> reporter: that and don't disclose it. cnn and other outlets even though more people it bablizzard came a wide net of people who knew they respect that and don't say until president obama was on the ground today that he was in afghanistan. >> it was obviously a very, very sensitive security related mission for the president of the united states. the press secretary for president bush, you were once involved ichb a dangerous sensitive mission like this by president bush. >> i left the white house in july of '03. president bush's was in november but i sure know a lot about it. >> what do you think about the way the president is handling this right now? >> i think the president is doing the appropriate thing here. this is what presidents do. this is the power. it's what the commander in chief should do to go to the war zone and thank the troops. i have no objection to it being on the one year anniversary of the killing of bin laden. i think the president cou
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jen was deputy communications director in the obama white house. jen, the president may not have promised unemployment would be below 8% by now, but you probably thought it would be, didn't you? didn't everybody at the white house? >> look, there are predictions made early on where nobody knew how deep the hole was. since that time 4.3 million jobs have been created. that's strong record to stand on. i think most people in the white house today and people across the country were disappointed to see the numbers today. of course they wanted them to be better. that's why the president has called for more steps and for congress to move forward on more steps to help the economy continue moving forward. >> mary, the obama campaign is focusing on mitt romney's record of job creation as governor of massachusetts. unemployment did drop from 5 something to 4.7% under his term. as every democrat will tell you, particularly your husband mentioned on this show, they were 47th in job creation. is that enough to blunt the bad economic numbers we're seeing? >> and
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but patton was afraid it would embarrass the obama white house. >> he said, we don't want it put that request this right new because there is an upcoming general election. and we wouldn't want this to leak out. >> that's just not acceptable. >> congressman jason oversight sub committee is investigating the general's alleged behavior. >> that's a very serious allegation. but it didn't come from just one high ranking military official on the ground. not just two. we have several who stepped forward and said yb yes, this is the case. >> geller says he want the truth to come out. >> the biggest frustration is our own leaderships' response and how slow that was and how inadequate that was. >> both caldwell and patton declined to comment. but the pentagon is looking into geller's allegations. caldwell eventually did request a dod investigation into the hospital. but that began after the 2010 elections. a senior pentagon official tells cnn there's no indication the white house knew about any of this, and that conditions ats the hospital are better. they are even inviting tv cameras in. barba
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that is not the sentiment of the obama white house. >> if mitt romney is the nominee, isn't it mitigated a little bit? here's a man governor of massachusetts. yeah, everybody has to buy health insurance. >> and every time that question comes up, jay carney talks about obamacare. i mean, massachusetts, romneycare. in some way their fates are tied. if we go down, he goes down. you can see that they are concerned about that in the context of the fall campaign. there is a possibility that court won't uphold it but will find a way to postpone the rulings until actually more of the law takes effect. the arguments begin tomorrow. >> and there's an argument if it hasn't taken effect there's nothing to rule on, right? >> we'll see if they go that route. >> we've seen the president's fundraising numbers are down from '04 and that might be a high water mark. who knows. but what relates to that? is it the independents moving back and forth or is it just that hope is much easier to sell than policy? >> i think that's exactly right. what a privilege it was to cover that campaign. a lot of them were sm
that is not the sentiment of the obama white house. >> if mitt romney is the nominee, isn't it mitigated a little bit? here's a man governor of massachusetts. yeah, everybody has to buy health insurance. >> and every time that question comes up, jay carney talks about obamacare. i mean, massachusetts, romneycare. in some way their fates are tied. if we go down, he goes down. you can see that they are concerned about that in the context of the fall campaign. there is a possibility...
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obama and romney had to agree to 32 pages of rules, 32 pages of rules. they had to both agree, both parties, both camps had to agree, rules 3r srules, 32 page. i mean it's like being a kardashian husband. >>> we're in a deep financial hole. the numbers are bad. 23 million people out of work. but things are getting better. remember that movie the sixth sense? i'm like the kid in that movie. i see employed people. i know you don't see them. don't even know they're there. but one day all of you will be bruce willis, and you'll realize that do you were employed all along. >>> mitt romney is doing what he can to try to broaden his appeal. in fact, in his latest policy ad, he's trying to target that 47% he alienate add couple weeks ago. remember that whole thing? >> see, i think he's trying a little too hard.
obama and romney had to agree to 32 pages of rules, 32 pages of rules. they had to both agree, both parties, both camps had to agree, rules 3r srules, 32 page. i mean it's like being a kardashian husband. >>> we're in a deep financial hole. the numbers are bad. 23 million people out of work. but things are getting better. remember that movie the sixth sense? i'm like the kid in that movie. i see employed people. i know you don't see them. don't even know they're there. but one day all...
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this shows that barack obama has a problem with white culture. this shows that barack obama doesn't like white people. >> the president doused the controversy in the rose garden with gates and the police officer at the so-called beer summit. >> well, he's trying to negotiate the dangerous shoals of race in america. it's not easy for any president. it's particularly more sensitive and subtle for a black president. >> sensitive both personally and politically. >> his memoir's all about race. that's the lens through which he saw his life. so i think it's very deeply part of how he views the world. and how he views himself. but i think that politically he doesn't want to get stuck there. >> does he make a conscious decision not to talk about race in office? >> periodically he's spoken to it in ways that are very, very powerful. i don't think he sees that as the defining issue of our time. the defining issue of our time is how all americans can live in a country where if they work hard, they can get ahead. >> but as the midterm elections approached, m
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. >> president obama faces tough historical odds in his bid to remain in the white house. no president since franklin d. roosevelt won re-election with an unemployment rate higher than 8%. >>> making a difference on election day. that is the goal among some in the asian american community. their influence is growing along with their numbers. >> hi, my name is ben lee. >> i want our community voice to be sure. >> i want to make sure everyone is registered to vote. >> i'm ann fawn. i'm 37 years old and live in alexandria, virginia. >> she's part of a group of volunteers making sure asian-americans turn out to vote. >> i think the asian-american community has been politically overlooked because they haven't been as politically involved for as long. >> a recent study shows asian-americans have been the fastest gr esest growing. for asian-americans their political power is slowly progressing. >> they have moved from the marginalized party to the margin of victory. >> reporter: they come price 6% of the american population. the racial group has the highest median household incom
. >> president obama faces tough historical odds in his bid to remain in the white house. no president since franklin d. roosevelt won re-election with an unemployment rate higher than 8%. >>> making a difference on election day. that is the goal among some in the asian american community. their influence is growing along with their numbers. >> hi, my name is ben lee. >> i want our community voice to be sure. >> i want to make sure everyone is registered to...
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so this is just a mess, and then axelrod, the senior adviser to the obama white house tweets moments later, oh, yeah. obama, that's his position. biden just, you know, expressed the position of the president of the united states. i'm sure many gay americans are surprised by all of this and perplexed. >> i think not -- think many americans are surprised, because i think it was pretty clear what the vice president had to say and then to hear, goldie, i'm sure you want to respond to what crystal said. >> i actually don't spend a lot of time responding to crystal either on tv or on twitter. >> i don't spend a lot of time following you on issues either, thanks. >> at the end of the day the president says, has always said that he believes that this is the wrong question, whether people have the right to marry one or the other, you know, is something that he's evolving on, but should everyone have the same legal rights, i think that the president has never stood back on what -- you know, the human rights question. >> why not take a stand? what does the president have to lose by taking a sta
so this is just a mess, and then axelrod, the senior adviser to the obama white house tweets moments later, oh, yeah. obama, that's his position. biden just, you know, expressed the position of the president of the united states. i'm sure many gay americans are surprised by all of this and perplexed. >> i think not -- think many americans are surprised, because i think it was pretty clear what the vice president had to say and then to hear, goldie, i'm sure you want to respond to what...
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. >> at the white house today, president obama voiced his condolences for the victims and their families, but said the united states must complete its mission in afghanistan. >> there's no question that we face a difficult challenge in afghanistan. but i'm confident that we can continue the work of meeting our objectives, protecting our country and responsible inly bringing this war to a close. >> chief white house correspondent jessica yellin is here to take us inside the administration deliberations. jessica is there a chance despite what the administration says publicly this could become part of a pressure to move up the withdrawal date? >> reporter: it seems that way. the white house is adamant they have no intentions withdrawing troops sooner than 2014 which is what the president has publicly committed. to privately we know there are disagreements within the administration about the rate at which those troops should be withdrawn. that's after the surge troops come out at the end of this summer. so senior military officials, they have made it known that they'd prefer as many troops s
. >> at the white house today, president obama voiced his condolences for the victims and their families, but said the united states must complete its mission in afghanistan. >> there's no question that we face a difficult challenge in afghanistan. but i'm confident that we can continue the work of meeting our objectives, protecting our country and responsible inly bringing this war to a close. >> chief white house correspondent jessica yellin is here to take us inside the...
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>> well, anderson, whether or not you like president obama, any veteran of the white house has to admire the sort of professionalism that went into this these last days. they had this major public relations offensive that built up to this climactic moment tonight on national television with this long trip. all of that, i think, has been done partly for political reasons looking forward november. i have felt as ari felt that they went overboard in their ad going after romney. i thought they were excessive on a lot of this. it does go with the territory. what i think has been left out of the discussion and peter would be very good on this. and that is we have -- we are leaving one era where bin laden threatened us but into a new era where people say it will be more dangerous than it looks. pakistan is developing nuclear weapons every year. al qaeda is -- islamic militants are taking more political control in places like egypt. so that has all been left out of this. i do think there's been a quality about what the white house has done. saying basically we're now safe when we are not. and th
>> well, anderson, whether or not you like president obama, any veteran of the white house has to admire the sort of professionalism that went into this these last days. they had this major public relations offensive that built up to this climactic moment tonight on national television with this long trip. all of that, i think, has been done partly for political reasons looking forward november. i have felt as ari felt that they went overboard in their ad going after romney. i thought...
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>> anderson, whether or not you like president obama, any veteran of the white house -- and ari would agree with this -- has to admire the professionalism that went into these last days. they had this major public relations offensive that built up to this climactic presidential moment on this long trip. all of that has been done partly for substantive reasons, and clearly a large part is for political reasons, looking toward november. i have felt, as ari felt, that they went overboard in their ad on going after romney. i thought they were excessive on a lot of this. but it does go with the territory. what i think has been left out of the discussion -- and peter would be very good on this -- and that is we have -- we are leaving one era where bin laden was threatening us, but we're moving into a new era that serious observers are saying, this is actually going to be more dangerous than it looks. pakistan remains volatile. it's building 12 nuclear weapons a year. you've got al qaeda -- islamic militants are taking more political control in the middle east in places like egypt. that has
>> anderson, whether or not you like president obama, any veteran of the white house -- and ari would agree with this -- has to admire the professionalism that went into these last days. they had this major public relations offensive that built up to this climactic presidential moment on this long trip. all of that has been done partly for substantive reasons, and clearly a large part is for political reasons, looking toward november. i have felt, as ari felt, that they went overboard in...
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the white house was saying, no, president obama is not in kabul. that was technically true because he had not gotten there yet. they were trying to protect his security. >> lie outright. nobody would -- >> i hope they don't take you up on that and extend it to other areas. >> i think we officially know they can lie outright to dana. >> that would not be a first. >>> when we come back, mitt romney holds an off the record meeting with conservative bloggers and pundits. is he finally starting to court the media mavens? coffee doesn't have vitamins... unless you want it to. splenda® essentials™ no calorie sweetener with b vitamins, the first and only one to help support a healthy metabolism. three smart ways to sweeten. same great taste. splenda® essentials™. same great taste. morning, boys. so, i'm working on a cistern intake valve, and the guy hands me a locknut wrench. no way! i'm like, what is this, a drainpipe slipknot? wherever your business takes you, nobody keeps you on the road like progressive commercial auto. [ flo speaking japanese ]
the white house was saying, no, president obama is not in kabul. that was technically true because he had not gotten there yet. they were trying to protect his security. >> lie outright. nobody would -- >> i hope they don't take you up on that and extend it to other areas. >> i think we officially know they can lie outright to dana. >> that would not be a first. >>> when we come back, mitt romney holds an off the record meeting with conservative bloggers and...
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this shows that barack obama has a problem with white culture. this shows that barack obama doesn't like white people. >> the president doused the controversy in the rose garden with gates and the police officer at the so-called beer summit. >> well, he's trying to negotiate the dangerous ways of race in america. it's not easy for any president. and it's particularly more sensitive and subtle for a black president. >> sensitive both personally and politically. >> his memoir's all about race. that's the lens through which he saw his life. so i think it's very deeply part of how he views the world and how he views himself, but i think that politically he doesn't want to get stuck there. >> does he make a conscious decision not to talk about race in office? >> periodically he's spoken to it in ways that are very, very powerful. i don't think he sees that as the defining issue of our time. the defining issue of our time is how all americans can live in a country where if they work hard, they can get ahead. >> but as the midterm elections approached,
this shows that barack obama has a problem with white culture. this shows that barack obama doesn't like white people. >> the president doused the controversy in the rose garden with gates and the police officer at the so-called beer summit. >> well, he's trying to negotiate the dangerous ways of race in america. it's not easy for any president. and it's particularly more sensitive and subtle for a black president. >> sensitive both personally and politically. >> his...
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that i went to a private meeting with president obama at the white house. lots of people supported them, over for chats, coffee, doughnut ts burke this looks like the msnbc commentary, people who host those commentary shows that they're on the team? >> well, thank is the impression. i just don't see what use it is to go when you can't get anything out of the president. in other words, you're basically -- the problem with this is it seems to be an act of capitulation. please spin me -- >> lots of proponents have gone to off the record briefings. >> no. >> they've been described as influential. >> influential progressives. >> did they talk with you? >> what bothers me is they go about it in lockstep silence and they won't talk what they asked the president because they're not bound to off the record. they can me what they said, how they viewed this thing. but i called almost every one of these people, oh, i'm sorry, i can't say a word. this is like tor grets or something. >> at least you called them. let me get a bring. coming up next, a death in the subways
that i went to a private meeting with president obama at the white house. lots of people supported them, over for chats, coffee, doughnut ts burke this looks like the msnbc commentary, people who host those commentary shows that they're on the team? >> well, thank is the impression. i just don't see what use it is to go when you can't get anything out of the president. in other words, you're basically -- the problem with this is it seems to be an act of capitulation. please spin me --...
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this shows barack obama has a problem with white culture. this shows that barack obama doesn't like white people. >> the president doused the controversy in the rose garden with gates and the police officer at the so-called beer summit. >> well, he's trying to negotiate the dangerous ways of race in america. it's not easy for any president. and particularly more sensitive for a plaque person. >> sensitive. both personally and politically. >> his memoir's all about race. that's the lens through which he saw his life. so i think it's very deeply part of how he views the world. and how he views himself. but i think that politically he doesn't want to get stuck there. >> does he make a conscious decision not to talk about race in office? >> periodically, he's spoken to it in ways that are very, very powerful. i don't think he sees that as the defining issue of our time. the defining issue of our time is how all americans can live in a country where if they work hard, they can get ahead. >> but as the midterm elections approached, millions of ame
this shows barack obama has a problem with white culture. this shows that barack obama doesn't like white people. >> the president doused the controversy in the rose garden with gates and the police officer at the so-called beer summit. >> well, he's trying to negotiate the dangerous ways of race in america. it's not easy for any president. and particularly more sensitive for a plaque person. >> sensitive. both personally and politically. >> his memoir's all about race....
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>> well, anderson, whether or not you like president obama, any veteran of the white house would have to -- i think ari would agree with this, would have to admire the professionalism that went into this in the last few days. they had the public relations offensive that built up to the climactic, dramatic motion on television with this trip. all of it has been done partly for substantive reasons and other parts looking towards november. i have felt as ari felt that they went overboard in their ad on -- going after romney. i thought they were excessive in a lot of this. but it does go with the territory. what i think has been left out of the discussion and peter would be good on this, we ha have -- we are leaving one era where bip hadden wn laden was t us and now we're moving into a new era that's more dangerous than it looks. pakistan is building 12 nuclear weapons a year. you have al qaeda -- islamic militants are taking more political control of the middle east in places like egypt and so that has all been left out of this. i do think that's a quality of what the white house has sai
>> well, anderson, whether or not you like president obama, any veteran of the white house would have to -- i think ari would agree with this, would have to admire the professionalism that went into this in the last few days. they had the public relations offensive that built up to the climactic, dramatic motion on television with this trip. all of it has been done partly for substantive reasons and other parts looking towards november. i have felt as ari felt that they went overboard in...
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white house said president obama has been briefed on the plot. joining me now, newark mayor, corey booker. welcome back. 21-year-old male from bangladesh. it reminds everybody of the ever present danger of a rogue terrorist plot. >> this is a reality that we live with. and another tribute and attack that did not happen. >> the fbi set up a sting operation and they foiled the plot. i know from my experience in newark he had places that were targeted as well. if you see something, say something. a lot of times, it does not hurt to make a phone call and report it. >> the debate last night, about libya. mitt romney missing an easy home run i thought. hang on, i did use that phrase. what i didn't understand about the fiasco, the way it was handled is why the president would worry about saying from the start, the world has an ever present danger from the start. right now these things going to happen and we are going to deal with them. you and i talk off camera and bad things happen. we have had things in the community recently with people dying. i am r
white house said president obama has been briefed on the plot. joining me now, newark mayor, corey booker. welcome back. 21-year-old male from bangladesh. it reminds everybody of the ever present danger of a rogue terrorist plot. >> this is a reality that we live with. and another tribute and attack that did not happen. >> the fbi set up a sting operation and they foiled the plot. i know from my experience in newark he had places that were targeted as well. if you see something, say...
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. >>> meantime, the white house has just released a statement about this shooting. this from president barack obama saying, "i offer my condolences to the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives and to the people of afghanistan." the president goes on to say, "this incident does not represent the exceptional character of our military and the respect that the united states has for the people of afghanistan." >>> so tensions are already high between civilians and nato forces in afghanistan. and this incident just might make it worse. this year, six american troops died in rioting, linked to the burning of korans by u.s. troops. in one incident last month, a gunman wearing an afghan uniform killed two americans a remeet eastern province. and then just ten days ago, an attacker in an army uniform shot dead two nato troops in kanda r kandahar. >>> a member of the house armed services committee says afghan forces have attacked nato troops more than 40 times over the past five years. >>> we all probably know a child who's been bullied. now a man who was bulli
. >>> meantime, the white house has just released a statement about this shooting. this from president barack obama saying, "i offer my condolences to the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives and to the people of afghanistan." the president goes on to say, "this incident does not represent the exceptional character of our military and the respect that the united states has for the people of afghanistan." >>> so tensions are already high...
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but still, we saw the pictures a short time ago, the troops were absolutely thrilled to see president obama in afghanistan. wolf, back to you. >> barbara, thank you very much. i want to bring john king in once in. you've been on secret dangerous presidential visits to a war zone. remind our viewer, what's it like? >> i was on the bush trip to baghdad, the first trip to baghdad after maliki became prime minister. i was called by dan bartlett over the weekend, called asked if he could she he see me for coffee. i left the white house beat which i covered for eight 1/2 years. we need you to keep this secret, tell one boss, if you can, keep this from your family, we're worried about security. show up at andrew's air force base. when you get close to baghdad everything must be turned off. they took things away from us, they don't want any electronic signal from the plane. you remember from your days covering the white house on air force one in all of the press cabins there's a television and it says time in washington, time and place of local, wherever you're going, and this other three times, al
but still, we saw the pictures a short time ago, the troops were absolutely thrilled to see president obama in afghanistan. wolf, back to you. >> barbara, thank you very much. i want to bring john king in once in. you've been on secret dangerous presidential visits to a war zone. remind our viewer, what's it like? >> i was on the bush trip to baghdad, the first trip to baghdad after maliki became prime minister. i was called by dan bartlett over the weekend, called asked if he could...
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tonight, president obama welcomes a special guest to the white house. a guest who has a history of losing his temper. brianna keilar with political pop today. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste and whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut cheerios. i'm michael bazinet, president of creative digital imaging of bangor, maine. we have customers all over the united states. we rely on the postal service for everything that we do. the eastern maine processing facility is vital to our operation and our success. if we lose this processing facility we could lose clientele because of increased mailing times. we would have to consider layoffs as a result of that. closure of this plant will affect all of us. ♪ >>> forget low favorability ratings. one issue mitt romney can't seem to shake is the treatment of his pooch. dearing a decade de, he put him in a kennel and strapped him to the roof of his station wagon. newt gingrich made an attack ad out of this story, but the romneys have largely avoided discussing the topi
tonight, president obama welcomes a special guest to the white house. a guest who has a history of losing his temper. brianna keilar with political pop today. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste and whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut cheerios. i'm michael bazinet, president of creative digital imaging of bangor, maine. we have customers all over the united states. we rely on the postal service for everything that we do. the eastern maine...
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and i spoke with ben la bolt, the press secretary for the obama administration and ask whether the white house or campaign made booker reel in his words. >> we did not. these are his own words in the video as he himself says in the video. he made absolutely clear a discussion of mitt romney's private sector tenure was legitimately. >> you're telling me no one within the obama 2012 campaign in any way reached out to cory booker to fix this? >> he released that video of his own volition. >> just yes or no. >> the campaign did not ask hum to do so. >> as facebook stock drops 10% after all the hoopla, what are the next hot companies you may not know about? sanjay gupta features innovators. the program is called "the next list." and he talked to sara parcock who's looking down from space. >> the most exciting moment as an aologist happened when i was looking at the archaeological site of tannis that we know from "ip inn jones." we were able to map the entire city. using this technology is an entire short cut. >> this completely invisible world comes to life. >> there's a whole other way to us
and i spoke with ben la bolt, the press secretary for the obama administration and ask whether the white house or campaign made booker reel in his words. >> we did not. these are his own words in the video as he himself says in the video. he made absolutely clear a discussion of mitt romney's private sector tenure was legitimately. >> you're telling me no one within the obama 2012 campaign in any way reached out to cory booker to fix this? >> he released that video of his own...
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. >> in the leaks coming from the obama white house, whoever provided classified information to the media, seeking political advantage for the administration, must be exposed, dismissed, and punished. exactly who in the white house betrayed these secrets? did a superior authorize it? >> i'll caveat this for you. this is, again, your personal opinion. but general hayden, do you believe the white house is leaking information for political gain? >> well, brooke, i'm quite happy to let the current investigation take us wherever the facts will want to lead us. and i think governor romney said the same thing. he asked questions. and now we've got an investigation underway that's going to find some answers to those questions. but let me step back just a little bit. because this is a perennial problem inside american intelligence and inside the american political culture. >> this has happened under other administrations. you know, this has happened under other administrations, multiple leaks. what's different with this particular time? >> first of all, the story on stuxnet, whether it's true or n
. >> in the leaks coming from the obama white house, whoever provided classified information to the media, seeking political advantage for the administration, must be exposed, dismissed, and punished. exactly who in the white house betrayed these secrets? did a superior authorize it? >> i'll caveat this for you. this is, again, your personal opinion. but general hayden, do you believe the white house is leaking information for political gain? >> well, brooke, i'm quite happy...
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. >> i'm jessica yell in at the white house. next week president obama will speak to the united nations general assembly. among his topics, the attacks in libya that killed the americans and the instability in the middle east. he will also address former president clinton's global initiative. he will continue his travel visiting the battleground state of ohio. >> i'm paul steinhauser at the cnn political desk. president obama speaks at president clinton's global initiative gathering in new york city. romney and ryan campaign in ohio on monday. >> i'm poppy harlow in new york. looking ahead to the week on wall street, we'll find out just how much the u.s. economy grew in the second quarter this year with the final gdp reading set to be released on thursday. we're also going to get the latest new home sales data and also look at consumer confidence. of course, any economic news these days plays right into the election. meantime, nike and blackberry make a research in motion. both report their quarterly earnings this week. and kraf
. >> i'm jessica yell in at the white house. next week president obama will speak to the united nations general assembly. among his topics, the attacks in libya that killed the americans and the instability in the middle east. he will also address former president clinton's global initiative. he will continue his travel visiting the battleground state of ohio. >> i'm paul steinhauser at the cnn political desk. president obama speaks at president clinton's global initiative gathering...
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they don't get calls from obama. he doesn't have the tact, the touch that let's say a ronald reagan had, who was having drinks with tip o'neill every week. >> and the white house is sort of out of reach, as you said, but there was a criticism from the bush administration when it came to the press. there's always something about communication that the bush administration didn't communicate that much with the press and did their own thing. >>> all right. so we've seen president obama given the super hero treatment. next, candidate mitt romney gets his from the mouths of babes. >> if you were a super hero, who would you be and why? >> that's a 9-year-old asking the question. the possibilities are endless. just look at your screen. which super hero will romney pick? his answer is next. t, sfx: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering just you know walking, sfx: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering d i found myself in the middle of this parade sfx: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering honoring america's troo
they don't get calls from obama. he doesn't have the tact, the touch that let's say a ronald reagan had, who was having drinks with tip o'neill every week. >> and the white house is sort of out of reach, as you said, but there was a criticism from the bush administration when it came to the press. there's always something about communication that the bush administration didn't communicate that much with the press and did their own thing. >>> all right. so we've seen president...
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as our white house correspondent dan lothian reports, the bad news is following president obama on his campaign bus tour. >> reporter: president obama's battleground bus tour drove over a speed bump when dismal job numbers overshadowed his campaign message. in ohio, the president didn't dwell on negative news but played it up. >> businesses have created 4.4 million new jobs over the past 28 months, including 500,000 new manufacturing jobs. that's a step in the right direction. >> reporter: unemployment remains at 8.2% and voters are divided over who can best handle the economy. 48% of registered voters think romney, 47% president obama. looking to keep a grip on the battleground states of ohio and pennsylvania that voted for him in 2008, the president pushed manufacturing gains especially in the auto industry to working class voters. he began the final day with breakfast in akron, ohio where the president was joined by three union workers by a good tire plant. the president toured the summer garden food manufacturing plant near youngstown. a business they said was expanding and creatin
as our white house correspondent dan lothian reports, the bad news is following president obama on his campaign bus tour. >> reporter: president obama's battleground bus tour drove over a speed bump when dismal job numbers overshadowed his campaign message. in ohio, the president didn't dwell on negative news but played it up. >> businesses have created 4.4 million new jobs over the past 28 months, including 500,000 new manufacturing jobs. that's a step in the right direction....
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allow them to do this just so that romney can get into the white house. technically, that bothers me. that's part of the reason why i was so passionate about it with will. will's a rational guy. we're good friends. and i couldn't believe he was going to sit back and say it was okay for 250,000 people in pennsylvania to be eliminated in this process so that romney could get into the white house. >> anna, you hear what lz has to say about it. he says it's about race. it is mostly republican, except for one, which is rhode island. mostly republican houses who are asking for these tough voter id laws. what do you make of it? do you think it's driven by race? >> you know, i'm sure there is a racial component to it, don. we live in america 2012. racism doesn't exist to the level it once did. but i'm not going to say it's been eliminated from our society. i'm a naturalized latino living in florida. florida is one of those state where is these voter changes have occurred. i have to tell you, i don't feel disenfranchised. i think it is a much smaller problem, at l
allow them to do this just so that romney can get into the white house. technically, that bothers me. that's part of the reason why i was so passionate about it with will. will's a rational guy. we're good friends. and i couldn't believe he was going to sit back and say it was okay for 250,000 people in pennsylvania to be eliminated in this process so that romney could get into the white house. >> anna, you hear what lz has to say about it. he says it's about race. it is mostly...